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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)
Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments -- ®óñ© © ²°¹° I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments Ow, bloody hell. Enjoy your medicinal whisky and hope the various war wounds heal soon. |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
®óñ© © ²°¹° escribió:
Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments Well, horticultural glass is only sheet as opposed to float, and generally imported from some eastern bloc country, but can be any thickness. -- Pablo |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break. [...] And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Phew! GWS. -- Bernard Peek |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 12:37:54 +0100, Bernard Peek
wrote: On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break. [...] And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Phew! GWS. Cheers, and thanks (I got out of peeling the potatoes today) -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 12:37:54 +0100, Bernard Peek wrote: On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break. [...] And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Phew! GWS. I meant to say that and clicked 'send' prematurely Cheers, and thanks (I got out of peeling the potatoes today) So did I, I just scrubbed them and cooked them in their jackes. -- Rusty |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments OUCH! Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go. Bobbie |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 13:40:12 +0100, "B..."
wrote: And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments OUCH! Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go. Thanks Bobbie -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote ... (SNIP)) A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are possibly crippled for life, certainly in a lot of pain for some weeks/months. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
Bob Hobden wrote:
"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote ... (SNIP)) A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are possibly crippled for life, Quite likely. Apparently it's really hard to walk without toes. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
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Bob Hobden wrote: In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are possibly crippled for life, certainly in a lot of pain for some weeks/months. Actually, no. That's dogma, with a grain of truth. The first thing that most people refuse to admit is that lightweight shoes like 'trainers' offer negligible protection, yet they are often allowed or encouraged (because they are 'closed toe'). More importantly, it depends on the design of mower and conditions. In over 30 years, I have never once even got my foot under a mower, because they have had rear grass boxes and I am mowing on the flat. I would mow in bare feet, safely, if it were not for my wife! Not the usual reason, though .... I got so twitchy at her running the mower close to and even slightly over her trainers that I insisted that she wears boots - and she won't do so if I don't. HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care, or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing boots and relying on them to protect their feet. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following:
HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care, or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing boots and relying on them to protect their feet. I just wasn't paying proper attention to where I was sticking the fork. GWS Ron. Do they have a special ward for gardening related injuries, or did you simply not mention the others? -- David Reid http://www.disarray.org.uk David's laws of car restoration: 2) If it doesn't fit, bend it. |
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
David Reid wrote:
's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following: HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care, or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing boots and relying on them to protect their feet. I just wasn't paying proper attention to where I was sticking the fork. GWS Ron. Do they have a special ward for gardening related injuries, or did you simply not mention the others? Daisy Ward, Turnip Ward, Greensward, Glyphosate Ward... Mind you don't put ideas in the NHS head - you might start turf wars. -- Rusty |
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